Companies That No Longer Exist

Operating out of New York, GoodTimes Entertainment Ltd.

Incoporated: 1977 as Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc.

Buderus AG is the holding company for the German Buderus concern, best known for three main divisions producing steel,…

Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.

Edinburgh, Scotland's Johnston Press plc has pressed itself into the ranks of the United Kingdom's top five regional…

Wilkinson Sword Ltd., formerly known as Schick-Wilkinson Sword in the United States, is the world's second-largest…

FleetBoston Financial Corporation is the eighth largest bank in the United States and the largest in New England, with…

Thomas Nelson, Inc.--with roots dating to 1798--is the world's largest publisher of Bibles and Bible-related materials.

Located in eastern England, Greene King plc maintains a tradition of brewing beer in Bury St.

Invensys PLC grew out of the merger in 1999 of Britain's Siebe PLC and the British manufacturing conglomerate BTR PLC.

Amoskeag Company is a holding and operating company, whose main revenue (98 percent) is derived from its control of…

The Riggs National Corporation operates a leading bank in Washington, D.C.

Stollwerck AG is one of Germany's largest chocolate manufacturers.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O) began as a shipping company.

Although property and casualty insurance company American Premier Underwriters, Inc.

CEO Paris Maoyedi has transformed Jarvis plc from a tiny, money-losing construction firm in the early 1990s to one of…

Goulds Pumps Inc.

Morton International&mdash′obably best known for its popular blue canister of table salt, featuring a raincoat-clad…

The Consumers' Gas Company Ltd.

Based in Westfield Center, Ohio, Westfield Group (unrelated to the identically named Australian real estate…

Leica Microsystems Holdings GmbH (LMS) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of microscopes and related…

One of the oldest manufacturing concerns in the United States, Scovill Fasteners Inc.

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

With 25 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Coudert Brothers is an important international law firm…

Formerly known as the Générale des Eaux Group, Vivendi Universal S.A.

Société du Louvre does not run that Paris museum, but its properties are almost as distinguished.

Atlanta Gas Light Company is the southeastern United States' largest natural gas distribution company.

Phoenix AG is a major supplier of sound and vibration control systems, technical hoses, and rubber components to the…

Group Matussière & Forest SA (MF) is one of France's leading makers of "communications paper," which includes newsprint…

Former building society Northern Rock plc is one of the United Kingdom's largest retail banks, and the largest…

England's fourth largest department store group, Allders plc, operates 40 department stores under the Allders…

The Singer Company N.V.

Grupo Financiero Serfin, S.A.

Cameron & Barkley Company is one of the oldest and best known providers of industrial and electrical supplies in the…

Dürkopp Adler AG makes industrial sewing machines, including specialized automated machines for specific applications…

Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.

GreenPoint Financial Corp.

Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCCo.) provides electricity and gas to a territory that includes Denver and other…

The Pillsbury Company is one of the oldest and most recognized firms in American food retailing.

With more than $34 billion in assets, Memphis-based Union Planters Corporation is Tennessee's largest bank holding…

A subsidiary of French conglomerate Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux since July 2000, New Jersey-based United Water Resources,…

Atlantic Richfield Company, better known as ARCO, is the seventh-largest U.S.

BJ Services Company is a major provider of specialized oil-field services, ranking second worldwide.

Once known for its whaling fleet, Christian Salvesen Plc has recreated itself as a major European logistics company for…

Tone Brothers, Inc.

The Warnaco Group Inc.

Cunard Line Ltd.

The Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation (SNET) is the primary telecommunications company in Connecticut.

Media General, Inc.

Carter-Wallace, Inc.

The De Beers Group dominates the world market in rough diamonds.

Gruntal & Co., L.L.C.

Oneida Ltd.

Parisian, Inc., is one of the most successful retail family clothing store chains located in the southern United States.

Wella AG operates as one of the world's top cosmetic suppliers with brands found in over 150 countries.

ARBED S.A., based in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, heads an international group of 189 companies engaged in every…

Long a part of Australia's corporate establishment, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd.

Mallinckrodt Group Inc.

United Dominion Industries Limited once provided extensive manufacturing, engineering, and construction services to…

Benjamin Moore & Co.

Lanoga Corporation is one of the largest retailers of lumber and building materials in the United States, with about…

Sealright Co., Inc.

A.B.Dick Company is still going strong after 114 years in business and, after the turn of the new millennium, will be…

Berlin-based Bewag AG supplies Germany's capital city with electricity.

The venerable Southern Pacific railroad operates a core route of 7,500 miles of railway in 14 of the western United…

The Providence Journal Company owns the Providence Journal, the longest continuously published daily newspaper in the…

The Times Mirror Company ranks among the top five newspaper companies in the United States.

AT&T Corporation organizes its business into two segments, business services and consumer services.

France's Pechiney SA is the world's fourth largest producer and converter of aluminum, and the world's third largest…

Pet Incorporated, a specialty food producer with a number of familiar name-brands, operates 33 manufacturing plants…

One of the largest copper miners in the world, Phelps Dodge Corporation produces 30 percent of the copper in the United…

Originally known as The Burmah Oil Company Ltd., Burmah Castrol PLC is the oldest oil enterprise in the United Kingdom.

Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.

Fyffes Plc is one of the world's largest importers and distributors of fruits, ranking number five worldwide and number…

Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A.

Celebrating more than a century of quality workmanship, Walker Manufacturing Company is the world's leading producer of…

Amoco Corporation is active in three main fields within the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries:…

The fourth largest telecommunications corporation in the world, France Telecom Group is also one of the last remaining…

Harrods Holdings represents one of the most prestigious names in shopping history, operating the famed Harrods…

Corporate Perspectives: Modell's Sporting Goods strives for quality and excellence by listening, respecting and…

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated is a national retailer with more than 400 stores in 43 states.

Binks Sames Corporation is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of spray finishing and…

Conn's, Inc., a publicly traded company based in Beaumont, Texas, operates a chain of some 50 appliance stores in Texas…

Unocal Corporation ranks as one of the world's largest independent energy exploration and production companies.

Domino Sugar Corporation is the leading sugar refining firm in the United States, and produces one of the world's most…

International Multifoods Corporation was once known as one of the "Big Three" in U.S.

Keramik Holding AG Laufen is one of the world's leading producers of sanitary ware--toilets, bathtubs, sinks, and other…

Medusa Corporation is one of the oldest cement companies in the United States, having been in business for over a…

Champion International Corporation is a leading U.S.

Spiegel, Inc.

Consolidated Papers, Inc., which was acquired by Finnish-Swedish paper giant Stora Enso Oyj in August 2000, is the…

The Follett Corporation operates the largest chain of college and university bookstores in North America, sells books…

Montupet S.A.

Purina Mills, Inc.

Brooklyn Union Gas supplies natural gas to the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island and to a portion of…

DePuy Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company since 1998, is a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of orthopaedic…

Giddings & Lewis, Inc.

OshKosh B'Gosh was founded in 1895 as Grove Manufacturing Company, a maker of "hickory-striped" bib overalls worn by…

One of the oldest and largest privately owned companies in the Pacific Northwest, Simpson Investment Company operates…

York International Corp.

Anchor Brewing Company has been making unique, traditional beer in San Francisco, California, since the 1860s.

Although the smallest of the United Kingdom's top supermarket groups, Budgens Ltd.

Macmillan has been a distinguished name in publishing for more than 150 years.

PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A.

Fast-growing Royal Numico N.V.

Vivarte SA, formerly Groupe André, is Europe's leading retail footwear group and a major force in the continent's…

One of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, Kuhlman Corporation is an industrial manufacturing company…

France's second largest company in terms of market capitalization (after France Telecom), Alcatel S.A., formerly known…

A leading manufacturer of anti-friction bearings and a Fortune 500 company, The Torrington Company sold its products,…

Celebrating its centennial in 1998, Thomas Publishing Company is a niche reference book publisher dedicated to…

The Borden, Inc.

Confined to upstate New York for most of the century, Rochester Telephone became Frontier Corp.

What do the Titanic, Boeing jets, the racehorse Secretariat's bloodline, and industrialist Andrew Mellon's business…

Based in Thomaston, Georgia, Thomaston Mills, Inc.

The United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S.

AMF Bowling, Inc.

Frederick Atkins Inc.

Born out of the early 20th-century mergers of three companies, GKN plc has evolved into a global industrial giant…

Hazlewood Foods plc is one of Europe's leading producers of convenience foods, including frozen foods and other…

The Coleman Company, Inc.

Banta Corporation, one of the nation's largest printing and digital imaging companies, literally started in a…

Butler Manufacturing Company is a leading supplier of building systems, specialty components, and construction services…

A longtime giant of the baby food industry, Gerber Products Company enjoys a solid reputation as the largest supplier…

In the early 1990s, Heekin Can Inc.

Marshall Field's, a division of Target Corporation, is a major mid-market to upscale department store chain operating…

The product of a rocky union between three 19th-century millers, The Quaker Oats Company maintains a portfolio of…

The United States Steel Corporation is the largest integrated steel company in the United States and the 11th largest…

Fisher Scientific International Inc.

G&K Services, Inc.

Meredith Corporation is a leading media company, focused primarily on magazines and broadcasting.

Stewart & Stevenson is one of the world's leading suppliers of power systems and related mechanical equipment.

Following its acquisition in 2002 by rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG, Stinnes AG has been repositioned as the lead…

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.

Brooks Brothers Inc., a subsidiary of the British firm Marks & Spencer PLC, operates a chain of clothing stores in the…

Clark Equipment Company designs, manufactures, and sells industrial trucks, tractors, and motor vehicle parts as well…

Ekco Group, Inc.

Kendall International, Inc.

Lazare Kaplan International Inc.

The H.W.

Wegener NV is one of the Netherlands' leading newspaper publishing groups.

World Color Press Inc.

Angelica Corporation is the leading supplier of textile rental and laundry services in the United States and holds…

Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second largest steel producer in the United States, with control of supply sources,…

CLARCOR Inc.

Although little known outside its industry, Dade Behring Holdings Inc.

Furr's Supermarkets, Inc.

Younkers, Inc.

American National Insurance Company is one of the 100 largest life insurance companies in the United States in terms of…

K & B Inc.

Best known for its Dirt Devil brand vacuum cleaners, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company is one of the world's oldest…

American Maize-Products Co.

Bestfoods is one of the largest food companies in the United States, with two main businesses: consumer foods and…

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco plc, is the third largest manufacturer…

Stock Symbol: GPU SICs:4911 Electric Utilities; 6719 Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified GPU, Inc., a public…

With a network of more than 870 full-line department stores and 1,300 freestanding specialty stores in the United…

Over nearly a century of activity, Serono S.A.

The Vons Companies, Incorporated--wholly owned by Safeway Inc.

Willamette Industries, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a medium-sized, diversified forest-products company.

Young's Market Company, LLC is one of the largest wholesalers and distributors of beer, wine, and distilled spirits in…

When William Bell became president of American Cyanamid in 1922, he is reported to have said "even a fool could see…

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Jefferson-Pilot Corporation is a major U.S.

The Foxboro Company is a leading manufacturer of industrial controls.

Lookers plc is one of the United Kingdom's top five new and used car dealers.

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

A subsidiary of Michael Foods since 1997, Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products, Inc.

With experience going back nearly 90 years, Willbros Group, Inc.

Arthur D.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power…

A provider of investigative services, security guard staff, and other related services, Burns International Services…

Czarnikow-Rionda Company, Inc.

Dan River Inc.

Lonmin plc--formerly known as Lonrho plc--is the third-largest platinum producer in the world.

One of the grand names in the history of the department store, Selfridges Plc has undergone a facelift in the late…

The Stroh family began brewing beer in a family-owned inn during the 18th century in Germany.

Blair Corporation is a retailer of low- to mid-priced men's and women's clothing and home products.

Enodis plc is a leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment.

Stock Index: New York Pacific Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) supplies electric and gas service in Nassau and…

Magma Copper Company is one of the largest copper producers in the United States.

Rexam PLC is one of the world's ten largest consumer packaging companies.

The Eureka Company is one of the oldest names in the vacuum cleaner industry and is widely acknowledged as one of its…

Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS), based in San Antonio, Texas, is the second largest independent oil…

Western Publishing Group, Inc.

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

A venerable company with an eclectic array of business interests, Fibreboard Corporation operates in three primary…

Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…

A leading scrap steel manufacturer, Laclede Steel Company manufactures carbon and alloy steel products, including pipe…

UST Inc., the top dog in the only part of the U.S.

CUNO Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of general filtration, microfiltration, and…

Hercules Inc.

KU Energy Corporation provides electric service to about 440,000 people in 77 Kentucky and 5 Virginia counties.

NKK Corporation is one of the world's largest steelmakers and Japan's second largest.

Stock Index: London No chain of shops in Great Britain bears the name of Sears, but the company operates 3,800 shops…

With about ten percent of the $7.3 billion domestic market, the Standard Register Co.

The Lane Co., Inc.

The Continental Group has long been a financially stable container company.

Fedders Corp.

With over 1,200 stores in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Chile, J.C.

Lydall, Inc.

Wilson Sporting Goods Company has the largest market share in the sporting and athletic goods industry, with its…

Chicken of the Sea International is one of the leading canned seafood companies in the world and one of the largest in…

Mercantile Stores Company, Inc., a traditional department store retailer, operates over 100 primarily fashion apparel…

Nortel Networks Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of networking products and services, with a…

With a history that stretches back over two centuries, The Dexter Corporation is the oldest company listed on the New…

The Allison Gas Turbine Division of the General Motors Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of aircraft…

For over 70 years, Drackett Co.

Fleming Companies, Inc.

Once nicknamed 'Widget plc'--because of its myriad of low-margin, high-volume commodity products, such as the plastic…

Simmons Company is one of the leading U.S.

Federal Paper Board Company, Inc., is a leading producer of recycled and bleached paperboard, which is used to make…

General Motors Corporation (GM) is the world's largest full-line vehicle manufacturer and marketer.

Inco Limited is one of the world's top producers of nickel.

German-based MITROPA AG is Germany's fourth largest restaurant chain and one of Europe's leading caterers for people on…

Standard Commercial Corporation is involved in two main business segments--tobacco and wool.

Grey Global Group Inc., formerly Grey Advertising Inc., is one of the world's largest advertising agencies with offices…

Rinascente S.p.A.

Union Carbide Corporation is the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and is a…

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.

Andersen is the name encompassing Arthur Andersen LLP and other international entities that were members of Andersen…

Once a broader-based paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation repositioned itself in the late 1990s to be a…

A subsidiary of Safeway Inc., Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.

Tokheim Corporation is one of the fastest growing and most successful firms in the global petroleum equipment industry.

Early 1980s:United Newspapers makes its first major U.S.

Grossman's Inc.

Jervis B.

Called "too tough to die," the New York Daily News was the largest circulation metropolitan daily newspaper in the…

Noland Company is a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, and…

Under the dynamic leadership of R.

R.H.

With over 110 years of success under its belt, Wm.

AlliedSignal Inc., formed from the acquisition of Signal Companies, Inc.

Baldor Electric Company is one of the leading producers of electric motors for industrial applications in the United…

Insurance and financial services company Business Men's Assurance Company of America (BMA) is a member of the Generali…

Once a vast fruit-growing empire that owned almost 50 square miles of California and Florida farmland, the Di Giorgio…

Friedman's Inc.

Karstadt Quelle AG is the product of the 1999 merger between German retail powerhouse Karstadt Aktiengesellschaft and…

PetroFina S.A., Belgium's largest corporation, is the 15th largest publicly traded integrated oil and gas company in…

The Albert Fisher Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading fresh, chilled, and frozen foods groups, operating…

The Warner-Lambert Co.

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation (WPC) operates as the seventh-largest integrated steel concern in the United States.

White Rose, Inc.

Coles Myer Ltd.

Corporación Internacional de Aviación, S.A.

Kaufring AG is the leading German wholesale organization for mid-sized independent department stores and special…

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc.

Barmag AG, with a market share of about 40 percent, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of plants, machines,…

Fortunoff Fine Jewelry and Silverware Inc.

Although it invests in industries as diverse as optical superstores and cable television operators, GC Companies, Inc.,…

KB Toys is the second-largest retailer of toys behind Toys `R' Us and the largest mall retailer of toys in the United…

London Fog Industries, Inc.

MacDermid Incorporated develops, acquires, manufactures, markets, and services specialty chemicals and systems for the…

Dissolved: 1995 Final Sales: $3.6 billion (1994) NAIC: 322291 Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing Until its…

Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company is well-known throughout the United States for its durable work clothes, but it…

Barney's, Inc.

Burlington Industries, Inc.

C.R.

CSS Industries, Inc.

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, including…

The General Instrument Corporation is the leading American provider of cable television equipment.

The M.

Sabena S.A./N.V.

Through its two primary operating companies, Washington National Insurance Company and United Presidential Life…

AMCOL International Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of bentonite and bentonite-related products and…

Federal-Mogul Corporation manufactures precision components for cars, trucks, and construction vehicles, marketing its…

Genovese Drug Stores, Inc.

Imperial Sugar Company holds the number one position in refined sugar in the United States, with a market share of…

Madrange SA is Europe's leading producer of cooked hams and other deli meats.

Richmond, Virginia-based Massey Energy Company is one of the top coal miners in the United States.

Nocibé SA is the third largest chain of selective perfume stores in France, trailing only Marionnaud and Sephora.

Privately owned, Seattle-based Pacific Coast Feather Company (PCF) is the market leader in the pillow and down…

French high-tech company SAGEM S.A.

Sam Ash Music Corporation is the second largest musical instrument retailer in the United States.

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.

Zale Corporation is the largest operator of retail jewelry stores in the United States.

Burdines, Inc., a subsidiary of Federated Department Stores, operates more than 50 upscale department stores, providing…

Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU) is an investor-owned public electric utility serving more than 578,000 customers in…

Patterson Dental Co.

Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A.

Talisman Energy Inc.

The Rugby Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of cement and related products, such as lime and…

Aquila, Inc.

Chemcentral Corporation, one of North America's "big three" chemical distribution companies, retains a broad clientele…

Dillard Paper Company, one of North Carolina's largest privately owned corporations, has long been a major distributor…

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.

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IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., is an Indianapolis-based utility holding company whose principal subsidiaries include…

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI) has gone from being the premier chemical-manufacturing company of Great Britain…

Lance, Inc.

Northwest Airlines Corporation is the holding company for Northwest Airlines, Inc., described as "America's oldest…

Ruhrgas AG is Germany's largest natural gas distribution company.

Texaco is one of the world's largest oil companies, with exploratory, manufacturing, and marketing operations across…

The Dial Corp.

The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E) is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration companies…

The Tussauds Group is more than just its famous Madame Tussaud's attraction.

Tyco Toys, Inc.

Wyeth is a global pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company.

Best known as the publisher of the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, CCH Inc., publishes a wide array of topical law…

Cattles plc is one of the United Kingdom's top providers of small loans and related financial services through a…

Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Constar International Inc.

Foster Wheeler Corporation is an international company overseeing a wide range of engineering and construction…

Georgia-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of paper-based consumer products, pulp, office…

The largest manufacturer of automobile wheels in the world, Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.

Keebler Foods Company, majority owned by Flowers Industries, Inc., is the second largest cookie and cracker…

Longview Fibre Company owns and operates a pulp and paper mill as well as 16 container and bag plants in 11 states.

Mayflower Group Inc.

Rose's Stores, Inc., operates a chain of more than a hundred discount stores in a region extending from Delaware to…

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Allied Products Corporation is a manufacturing company with a long history of producing diverse products for industrial…

s: 51312 Television Broadcasting; 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; 326113 Unsupported Plastics Film and…

With over 55,000 miles of pipeline in its arsenal, El Paso Corporation--formerly known as El Paso Energy and the El…

Freixenet S.A.

With nearly one-fifth of the global market for water treatment chemicals, Nalco Chemical Company dominates that $3…

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., produces a wide range of specialty and commodity steel products.

Reynolds Metals Company is the world's third largest aluminum and packaging company.

In the 1990s, Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Alleghany Corporation operates as a diversified conglomerate with holdings related to insurance, industrial minerals,…

American Standard Companies Inc.

Ameron International Corporation is a manufacturer of highly engineered products that are sold to customers in the…

Beneficial Corporation is one of the oldest and largest consumer finance companies in the United States.

Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) is Vermont's largest utility.

Stock Index: Montreal Toronto Vancouver New York Domtar is one of Canada's leading suppliers of pulp and paper products.

Eastern Enterprises, a company with total assets of more than $1 billion, provides management and staff services to its…

Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd.

Operating out of Kansas City, Missouri, Farmland Industries, Inc.

With over 400 department stores in 33 states and a burgeoning direct-to-customer retail business, Federated Department…

The manufacturer of the U.S.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

The fourth largest steel producer in the United States, National Steel Corporation produces hot and cold rolled steel…

Niagara Mohawk Holdings Inc.

Sequa Corporation is a diversified industrial company that produces a broad range of aerospace products, printing and…

The Bon Ton Stores, Inc.

Thiokol Corporation is the world's largest producer of solid rocket motors and other parts for the aerospace and…

In 1993 Business Week magazine called Barnett Banks, Inc., "Florida's most dynamic bank." Jacksonville-based Barnett…

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Interstate Bakeries Corporation is the largest independent baker in the United States, producing breads and cakes in…

McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.

A leader and a pioneer in the oil field chemical industry, Petrolite Corporation manufactures specialty chemicals,…

Roadway Express, Inc.

Rodale, Inc.

Tecumseh Products Company manufactures compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, gasoline engines…

Westin Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is the oldest hotel management company in North America and one of the most admired.

Stock Index: New York Pacific The United States Shoe Corporation not only manufactures, imports and sells 25 of the…

Bashas' Inc.

From its beginning as a small drilling company during the Great Depression, Kerr-McGee Corporation has grown to become…

Minyard Food Stores, Inc.

Morrison Knudsen Corporation (MK) has long stood as one of the world's largest engineering and construction…

Olan Mills, Inc.

Petrie Stores Corporation, a major retailer of women's apparel, operates stores under a variety of names, including…

Market Value: $3.377 billion Stock Index: New York It is only in recent years that Sterling Drug, Inc.

Tri Valley Growers is a leading U.S.

Unitog Co.

Privately held, family-controlled (and some say ultra-secretive) Weetabix Limited is one of the United Kingdom's…

Big Bear Stores Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Traffic Co., is a regional grocery chain operating 65…

Jim Beam Brands Worldwide, Inc.

Marsh Supermarkets, Inc.

An agricultural and pharmaceutical stalwart, Monsanto Company is a leading producer of herbicides, prescription drugs,…

Potter & Brumfield Inc.

Revlon Inc.

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is a labor union based in Los Angeles with 20 branches spread across the United States,…

Seaman Furniture Company, Inc., a high-volume retailer targeted to appeal to the price-conscious middle-income…

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (D&B) is the leading provider of business information worldwide, priding itself on its…

Walden Book Company Inc., a subsidiary of the Borders Group, Inc., is a leading U.S.

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Associated Grocers, Incorporated, is a retailer-owned cooperative that…

Central Newspapers, Inc.

Cleco Corporation, which employs over 1,400 people, is a major provider of electricity and related services to…

Continental Airlines, Inc.

Jefferson Smurfit Group plc has expanded from its origins in the Irish packaging industry to become one of the world's…

Towers Perrin is one of the world's largest management consultant firms, serving about 10,000 clients, among them some…

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation is one of the top names in ice cream in the northeastern United States.

Geest Plc is a leading producer and distributor of fresh chilled foods to the U.K., Benelux, and French markets.

General Nutrition Companies, Inc., is the largest specialty retailer of vitamin, mineral, and sports nutrition…

Securicor Plc has its eye on global leadership in its core security and distribution businesses, which contribute 97…

Dobson Communications Corporation is the ninth largest provider of wireless services in the United States, serving 1.6…

The GEICO Corporation is a holding company for a number of insurance companies, primarily the Government Employees…

The second largest poultry processor in the United States, Gold Kist Inc.

London Scottish Bank plc (LSB) is one of the United Kingdom's leading providers of credit to the "sub-prime"…

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Carolina Freight Corporation is the holding company for several general freight trucking operations.

Dixons Group plc is the largest specialized retailer of consumer electronics in Europe and controls more than 1,250…

Malaysian Airlines System Berhad is the holding company for Malaysia's national airline carrier, one of Asia's fastest…

Since Kazuo Tashima began using German technology to produce one camera a day in 1928, Minolta Co., Ltd.

With origins in the late 1930s, National Record Mart, Inc.

Polaroid Corporation, founded on Edwin H.

Richfood Holdings, Inc.

Townsends, Inc., is a private, family-owned, Wilmington, Delaware-based poultry company that processes nearly 625…

The Tultex Corporation is a leading marketer of fleeced sportswear and licensed sports apparel.

US Airways Group, Inc.

Ukrop's Super Market's, Inc.

Allegheny Ludlum Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of specialty steel and other specialty metals in the…

The primary business of Avondale Industries is the construction, repair, conversion, and 'jumboization' of ships,…

British Midland plc, the second largest airline in the United Kingdom, flies more than six million passengers a year to…

Beleaguered as it has been since Leona Helmsley's 1989 indictment and eventual conviction and imprisonment on charges…

Husky Energy Inc.

Racine, Wisconsin-based In-Sink-Erator is the world's largest manufacturer of food waste disposal units and hot water…

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Litton Industries, is a leading supplier and servicer of marine vessels to the…

Koret of California, Inc., has been making moderately priced apparel for women since 1938.

Late 1940s:Krehbiel's son, John H.

COMFORCE Corporation is a leading provider of specialty staffing, consulting, and outsourcing solutions focused on the…

Long the leading poultry producer in California, Foster Poultry Farms has expanded its operations into Washington and…

Rostov, Russia-based Rostvertol plc is a major producer of helicopters, including its flagship Mi-26 heavy-lift…

The Western Company of North America is one of the most prominent and innovative companies in the oil and gas services…

The Arden Group, Inc.

Rohr Incorporated is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft engine parts, including nacelles, cowlings, pylons,…

With more than a decade of nearly unbroken sales and earnings growth, Kaydon Corporation has been quietly building an…

Operator of a leading supermarket chain in the northeastern United States, Big V Supermarkets, Inc.

Until its assets were acquired by Willamette Industries Inc., Bohemia, Inc.

Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., is the world's largest African American-owned publishing company.

A subsidiary of Mars, Inc., Uncle Ben's Inc.

Atanor S.A.

Cascade Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Fairview, Oregon, that manufactures forklift attachments,…

Privately held and family run, Griffin Industries, Inc., is the second largest independent rendering company in the…

In the short time that it has been a publicly traded company, Abbey National plc has grown into one of Britain's…

Koor Industries Ltd.

Mesaba Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Mesaba Aviation, Inc.

Value Merchants Inc.'s Everything's A Dollar subsidiary operated more than 250 discount stores throughout the nation…

ANR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of the Coastal Corporation, operates one of the largest interstate natural gas…

Cagle's, Inc.

Group Health Cooperative (GHC) is a health maintenance organization (HMO) serving nearly 600,000 enrollees in…

Indiana Energy, Inc.

Kaman Corp.

Panamerican Beverages, Inc., also known as Panamco LLC, is the world's second largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drink…

A diverse transportation and logistics concern, Connecticut-based Air Express International Corporation (AEI) faced the…

Airborne Freight Corporation is the third largest express delivery company in the United States.

The disclosure certainly did no serious harm to Alfa's reputation.

Aloha Airlines, Incorporated occupies a special place in the sun.

Avis Rent A Car, Inc.

Braathens ASA is Norway's largest airline.

Bradley Air Services Ltd.

British World Airlines Ltd.

CRSS began as a two-partner architectural firm in Austin in 1946, and over the following decades grew into one of the…

Spain's Chupa Chups S.A.

DynCorp, one of the largest employee-owned firms in the United States, has not been a very high-profile company, yet…

Galyan's Trading Company, Inc.

Not content to be Europe's third largest provider of natural gas, Gaz de France (GDF) is gunning for that market's top…

GlobalSantaFe Corporation (GSF) is the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor.

Guilford Mills Inc.

Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc., one of the largest, privately owned grocery chains in the nation, operates in…

Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.

World War II Years Lederer is forced to close ten of his 13 White Tavern Shoppes because of shortages.

Longs Drug Stores Corporation is one of the top ten drugstore chains in the United States, with more than 370 stores in…

One of the ten largest U.S.-based movie theater chains, National Amusements Inc.

With about six percent of the highly fragmented $9.4 billion (retail) market, Oakwood Homes Corporation is America's…

Creator of a unique retail format in the sporting goods industry, Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc.

Pall Corporation is the largest manufacturer of filtration, separation, and purification products in the world.

Tektronix, Inc., founded in 1946, is the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes--instruments used to measure and…

Tupperware Corporation, whose well-known Tupperware parties have spread to more than 100 countries, is one of the…

WMS Industries, Inc.

Andrew Corporation is an international supplier of communications equipment, systems, and services.

EMAP plc is a world-leading publisher of specialty and business-to-business magazines, with such titles as FHM, Smash…

The Emge Packing Co., Inc.

Farah Incorporated is a leading manufacturer and marketer of medium-priced men's and boys' apparel, with a particular…

Fred's, Inc.

Hughes Supply, Inc.

International Rectifier Corporation (IR) is the oldest independent power semiconductor manufacturer in the world.

Tracing its history to the formation of the Central Gulf Steamship Corp in 1947, International Shipholding Corporation,…

Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc.

Overnite Corporation is a leading interstate trucking company serving all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and…

To say that The Dow Chemical Company is a very large chemical company is an understatement.

Waterford Wedgwood plc is a holding company for two of the world's most highly respected names in tableware: Waterford…

Wynn's International, Inc.

Allergan, Inc.

Former sugar cane producer Groupe Bourbon S.A.

Ionics, Incorporated is a leading water purification company active throughout the world in the supply of water and…

Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.

Lechmere Inc.

Loral Space & Communications Ltd., or Loral SpaceCom, is a leading satellite communications company that both assembles…

Although it was originally formed as a farmers' cooperative, Mississippi Chemical Corporation is now a multi-million…

Varian, Inc.

Circuit City Stores, Inc., is the nation's second largest retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, and…

Duron Inc.

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.

Freedom Communications, Inc.

Once a leading piano manufacturer, Kimball International, Inc.

Since its formation in 1950, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., has provided natural gas and propane to customers…

Pittway Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of professional fire and burglar…

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) is the world's largest fully integrated producer of high quality titanium metal…

Ranked number one on ENR's list of the top U.S.

Caldor Inc.

Denbury Resources, Inc.

With its home office in Dallas, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

Formerly known as Fabri-Centers of America, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., is the country's largest fabric retailer, with sales…

Best known for its Tater Tots, Ore-Ida Foods Incorporated is the leading retail brand of frozen potato products in the…

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

Texas Industries, Inc.

The Circle K Company, which became a division of Tosco Corporation in 1996, is the third-largest convenience store…

A respected operator in the southern California supermarket industry, Hughes Markets, Inc.

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

National Envelope Corporation is the largest privately held envelope manufacturing company in the United States,…

Based in State College, Pennsylvania, C-COR.net Corp.

One of the fastest growing companies in the manufactured housing industry, Champion Enterprises, Inc.

Fluke Corporation is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and seller of commercial electronic test and…

The U.S.

The manufacturer of Super Glue, Loctite Corporation sells more than 1,000 types of high-technology sealants, adhesives,…

Opus Group ranks among the top ten U.S.

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is one of the largest magazine subscription agencies in the United States.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., is one of the few publicly traded venture capital firms in the United States.

Wyle Electronics is one of the leading U.S.

Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital…

Goody's Family Clothing, Inc., is a value-priced chain with over 335 locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,…

Millipore Corporation, a multinational high-technology company, is a world leader in membrane separations technology…

O'Sullivan Industries Holdings, Inc.

With nearly half a billion dollars in sales in 1996, Dallas-based Pillowtex Corporation is a leading manufacturer and…

Promus is one of the United States' leading hotel and casino companies, although it is known to the public mainly…

The largest independent supermarket chain in the Seattle/Puget Sound area of Washington State, Quality Food Centers,…

Alberto-Culver Company markets a range of toiletry, grocery, and household brands.

Columbia House Company is the leading club-based, direct-to-consumer marketer of music and movies in North America,…

Despite an attempt by Novara's management to take over the company through a management buyout, Novara's shareholders…

Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of family apparel, is America's biggest seller of men's…

Furon Company is the world's leader in the design and manufacture of specialized polymer components and parts for a…

Founded in 1944, Harveys Casino Resorts is an established owner, operator, and developer of high quality hotel/casinos…

Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, Pueblo Xtra International, Inc.

Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation, operating out of Roanoke, Virginia, converts scrap metal into a variety of merchant…

Sanderson Farms, Inc., produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh and frozen chicken and other prepared food…

The Coastal Corporation, based in Houston with operations in several energy markets, is a Fortune 500 energy company…

Tosco Corporation is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States.

TransBrasil S/A Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's third-largest airline, flies about three million passengers a year.

Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Washington Natural Gas Company, the largest natural gas utility in the State of Washington, is one of the fastest…

AMP Incorporated is the world leader in electrical and electronic connection devices and interconnection systems,…

Burr-Brown Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells a broad line of microelectronic components, especially…

Campofrío's new dominance of the European market encouraged the company to focus its future expansion efforts in…

Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

Quill Corporation is the largest and most successful direct marketer of office products in the United States.

The rapid growth and fall in number of stores of Revco D.S., Inc., once the United States's largest drugstore chain,…

A subsidiary of Supervalu Inc., Shoppers Food Warehouse Corporation operates a chain of 57 warehouse-style…

The LTV Corporation is the third largest steel producer in the United States.

Ranked among the United Kingdom's top 500 companies, Wassall Plc is a "mini-conglomerate" with interests in an evolving…

Bandag, Inc.

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

Bramalea Ltd.

Control Data Systems, Inc., (CDSI) provides computer systems integration services to businesses and governments around…

Controladora Comercial Mexicana, S.A.

Garan, Inc., is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of men's, women's, and children's apparel under the…

The June 1997 fusion of Filipacchi Medias S.A.

Hancock Fabrics, Inc.

A pioneer in the discount store industry, Hills Stores Company is the eighth-largest general merchandise discount…

Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc.

Raychem Corporation is one of the world's largest producers of industrial electronics components, serving such…

The Daiei, Inc.

Volt Information Sciences Inc.

One of the leading direct-import retailers in the United States, Cost Plus, Inc.

Duplex Products Inc.

Linens 'n Things, Inc.

Pilot Corporation is one of the largest independent retailers of over-the-road diesel fuel, as well as one of the top…

Rite Aid Corporation, which ranks as the third largest retail drugstore chain in the United States, operates about…

Royal Nepal Airline Corporation (RNAC) is the state airline of Nepal, and one of the driving forces behind the…

Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, The Wackenhut Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Group 4 Falck…

Fast-moving Tibbett & Britten Group plc is one of the world's leading logistics companies offering warehousing,…

The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers,…

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is the largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company in the…

Art Van Furniture, Inc.

Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc., operates some of the largest supermarket chains in the southeastern United States.

Conair Corporation is one of the world's largest privately held health and beauty and small appliance companies.

Market value: £473 million (US$695 million) Stock Index: London Fairclough Construction Group is one of Britain's…

One of the leading retailers in the do-it-yourself industry, Hechinger Company is also one of the industry pioneers.

National Semiconductor Corporation is a leading U.S.

With its headquarters in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.

Sonic Corp.

Stefanel SpA is an Italian clothing designer, manufacturer, and retailer, producing fashions for the men's and women's…

Thorn Apple Valley, Inc.

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., is a U.S.

Audiovox Corporation is an international leader in the marketing of cellular telephones, consumer electronics, auto…

Bumble Bee Seafoods L.L.C.

Once known for its hotels and casinos, Del Webb Corporation is one of the largest residential developers in the United…

Late 1920s:[fsps*2.5]Charles and Leonard form B & F Building Co.

As a company called Iowa Beef Packers, IBP, Inc.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, International Management Group is the world's largest and most influential sports…

Leaseway Transportation Corp.

MTS Inc., the little-known corporate name of the much more widely recognized Tower Records, is the second largest music…

RadioShack Corporation--known as Tandy Corporation from its founding in 1960 until mid-2000--is one of the largest…

Spartech Corporation is everywhere.

TJ International, Inc., through its Trus Joist MacMillan subsidiary, is the world's leading manufacturer of engineered…

Viking Office Products, Inc., is a leading mail order seller of office supplies to small- and medium-sized businesses.

Allied Domecq PLC is the second largest distiller of wine and spirits in the world, second only to industry leader…

Birds Eye Foods, Inc., formerly Agrilink Foods, Inc., is the country's top producer of frozen vegetables.

The Bradlees Discount Department Store Company is a leading discount retailer in the Northeast.

Brake Bros plc is one of Britain's leading food suppliers to caterers in the United Kingdom and France, with designs on…

A fixture in malls for more than three decades, Claire's Stores, Inc.

Del Laboratories, Inc.

Don Massey Cadillac, Inc.

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) operates as the investment banking arm of Germany's Dresdner Bank AG.

Privately owned Duane Reade Holding Corp.

ECI Telecom Ltd.

Logicon Inc.

Though it is best known as a temporary agency, Norrell Corporation offers a wide variety of services.

Before its 1992 dissolution, do-it-yourself retailer Pay 'N Pak Stores, Inc.

Pearle Vision Inc., a subsidiary of British food conglomerate Grand Metropolitan plc, is one of the largest optical…

Shopko Stores Inc.

TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A.

Univision Communications Inc.

Ames Department Stores, Inc.

Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc., a pioneer in the development of the consulting industry, is recognized as an international…

The Education Management Corporation (EDMC) owns and operates 22 post-secondary schools nationwide, providing career…

Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) is a recognized leader in the management of information technology.

Groupe Zannier S.A.

Kookmin Bank is not only South Korea's leading commercial bank, it is also a driving force behind the much-needed…

An independent company until its 1994 acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, Neutrogena Corporation manufactures and markets…

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

Archstone-Smith Trust, with headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, is the third largest apartment real estate investment…

The first commercial satellite operator, Comsat Corporation has ownership in two global satellite systems, Intelsat and…

Golden West Financial Corporation, the third largest savings and loan association, or thrift, in the United States,…

Safety-Kleen Corp.

Agway, Inc., is one of the largest agricultural cooperatives in the United States.

A subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc., Arby's Inc.

COBE Laboratories, Inc.

Datascope Corporation is a leading maker of medical devices for cardiac patients.

Del Taco, Inc.

Owner of one of the largest rice companies in the world, ERLY Industries Inc.

E-Systems, Inc.

A market leader in the foodservice industry, FoodBrands America, Inc.

Guitar Center, Inc., is the leading retailer of musical instruments in the United States, selling guitars, amplifiers,…

Hanson PLC is an international building materials company with three principal operations.

King World Productions, Inc.

An innovator in aircraft technology, Learjet Inc.

Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.

Maxwell Communication Corporation plc (MCC) was formerly one of the world's ten largest media groups, with interests in…

National R.V.

TDL Group Ltd.

Terra Industries, Inc., is one of the nation's largest producers and marketers of nitrogen fertilizer, crop protection…

Tesoro Petroleum Corporation is an independent energy company principally involved in refining, distributing, and…

Built largely through the drive and ambition of one family, American Stores Company has developed into one of the…

Cabela's Inc.

Formerly known as Elcor Corporation, Dallas-based ElkCorp chose its current name to more closely identify the company…

Late 1970s:Company refocuses on the disk drive market.

A pioneer of the warehouse-showroom concept, in which both facilities are within a single building, Levitz Furniture…

With more than six million subscribers, Metrocall, Inc.

As the core business of Cargill, Inc.'s worldwide steel operations, North Star Steel Company has exploited its early…

RemedyTemp, Inc.

Sea Containers Ltd.

The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC) is a leading provider of applied information technology services.

Applause Inc.

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Computer Task Group Inc.

EADS SOCATA is the light plane division of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.

Fay's Inc.

For over two decades, Hadco Corporation has been a leader in the development and manufacture of electronic packaging…

Based in Everett, Washington, Intermec Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of supply chain…

Founded in 1966, K-Swiss, Inc.

Montedison S.p.A.

Robert Mondavi Corporation, with its family of Robert Mondavi wineries, is one of the United States' premier winemakers…

Vans, Inc.

Vosper Thornycroft Holding plc is one of the world's major builders of warships and other marine ships, and the…

American Business Products, Inc.

Early 1980s:Hoogovens dissolves its joint venture with Hoesch Dortmund.

A diversified manufacturing company divided into three business groups--Automation, Aerospace and Defense, and…

Farley Northwest Industries is a relatively young company when compared to other corporations in America, but…

Instinet Corporation operates the largest of a number of privately owned electronic communications networks (ECNs) that…

Katy Industries, Inc.

The largest defense contractor in the United States, McDonnell Douglas Corporation is also the world's largest builder…

Nortek, Inc., founded in 1967 by Ralph R.

Milan-based Reno de Medici S.p.A.

With 1,215 convenience stores, The Pantry, Inc.

As one of the world's leading producers of drug delivery systems, ALZA Corporation develops and manufactures a variety…

Affiliated Foods Inc., headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, is a grocers' cooperative provisioning over 700 independent,…

Anthem Electronics, Inc.

Clinton Cards plc operates the United Kingdom's largest chain of retail greeting card specialty shops.

Eddie Bauer, Inc.

Once known primarily as a telecommunications company, the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) has…

With more than 220 inns in 29 states, La Quinta Inns, Inc.

Mid-America Dairymen, Inc.

Monaco Coach Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of premium motor coaches and towable recreational vehicles.

One of the most profitable media communications companies in the United States, Multimedia, Inc.

Under the parentage of the Metromedia Company, Ponderosa Steakhouse is one of America's leading budget steak house…

Sensormatic Electronics Corp.

Spar Aerospace Limited is perhaps better known for what it once was than what it is.

Stein Mart Inc.

Stock Index: NASDAQ Cable television began as an antenna reception service for communities television signals didn't…

Ultimate Electronics, Inc.

The CML Group, Inc.

Charming Shoppes, Inc., is a leading retailer, specializing in women's apparel.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

Dow Jones Telerate, Inc., is a leading purveyor of information concerning the financial industry to customers around…

Founded in a Dublin, Ireland garden shed, Elan Corporation PLC has grown into Ireland's leading pharmaceutical company…

Haifa-based Elscint Ltd.

Fairfield Communities, Inc.

Early 1980s:Competition from the oil majors forces Acridge to close all his stations in the Phoenix metro area and to…

Intergraph Corporation develops and sells software, hardware, and services for technical professionals, particularly…

JLG Industries, Inc.

London-based Logica plc provides information technology services, including management consulting, software…

A leading distributor of health-care products, Moore Medical Corp.

The largest swine production company in the United States, Murphy Family Farms Inc.

Newport Corporation serves the semiconductor and microelectronics, communications, aerospace and defense, healthcare,…

Prime Hospitality Corporation is a major owner, operator, and franchiser of hotels.

Sanitec Corporation is Europe's leading manufacturer of bathroom ceramics and bath and shower fittings and products.

France's Steria SA has leapt onto Europe's computer services scene, claiming the number eight spot in that market after…

The Varlen Corporation is a continuously evolving diversified manufacturing company.

One of the world's leading image and data storage media technology developers, Verbatim Corporation was one of the…

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale--WestLB for short--is a major force in the German economy and a strong competitor…

Amdahl Corporation is a leading manufacturer of large-scale data-processing systems.

American Management Systems, Inc.

Block Drug Company, Inc.

The second-largest waste disposal company in the world, Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.

Colonial Properties Trust is a Birmingham, Alabama-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that takes a balanced…

Concord EFS, Inc., based in Memphis, Tennessee, provides a full range of electronic payment and deposit services, from…

Crystal Brands, Inc., manufactures and merchandises sportswear, costume jewelry, and accessories under some of the…

Esprit de Corp.

Jones Intercable, Inc.

Koninklijke Nedlloyd N.V.

Mark IV Industries, Inc.

Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1968 as a trendy boutique selling only blue jeans, Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc.

Pogo Producing Company is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas both domestically and…

Royal Canin S.A.

Service Merchandise Company, Inc.

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is the United Kingdom's second largest port operator, controlling the Port of…

Venture Stores Inc.

Wherehouse Entertainment Incorporated oversees one of the country's largest chains of retail outlets engaged in selling…

American Homestar Corporation, one of the leading producers of site-assembled manufactured housing in the United…

A subsidiary of Textron Inc., Avco Financial Services Inc.

Borders Group, Inc.

When CMP Media Inc.

With $6.7 billion in assets in 1993, First Commerce Corporation was the largest multibank holding company in Louisiana.

In 1995 two of the world's largest financial data processing businesses--First Financial Management Corporation and…

First of America Bank Corporation is one of the Midwest's largest bank holding companies and is ranked among the top 35…

Invacare Corporation is a world leading maker and distributor of non-acute healthcare products for people requiring…

J&R Electronics Inc.

JJB Sports plc is in the big leagues of U.K.

Kwik-Fit Holdings plc, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the largest auto repair chain in Europe, as well as a major…

Material Sciences Corporation (MSC) is a publicly traded company based in Elk Grove, Illinois.

Mecklermedia Corporation is a small but important player in the world of the Internet, with a relatively long history…

NBTY, Inc.

Oryx Energy Company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is one of the world's largest independent oil and natural gas…

Characterized as "one of the most successful retailers of appliances in the Dayton area" by the Dayton Daily News,…

Starter Corp.

One of the largest media companies in the world, Viacom Inc.

With more than 5.8 million subscribers in 37 U.S.

Brazil-based Aracruz Celulose S.A.

Bear Creek Corporation is one of the nation's leading direct-mail marketers with facilities in Oregon's Rogue River…

Calling itself "America's National Furniture Rental Company," CORT Business Services Corporation is the largest, and…

Campo Electronics, Appliances & Computers, Inc.

Computervision Corporation is a leading supplier of software for use in computer-aided design and computer-aided…

Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc.

The largest marketer and distributor of promotional products in the United States, Ha-Lo Industries, Inc.

Hibernia Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, is a holding company initially formed to serve as the parent…

Hudson Foods, Inc., is one of the largest producers of poultry and prepared meats in the United States.

Gross Billings: $3.6 billion (2001) NAIC: 513111 Radio Networks; 513112 Radio Stations Infinity Broadcasting…

Long considered one of the business world's best kept secrets, Kroll Inc.

Netherlands-based PolyGram N.V.

Red Roof Inns, Inc., controlled by the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, was the third largest budget lodging chain in…

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

Skis Rossignol S.A.

Trans World Entertainment Corporation is one of the country's largest specialty music retailers.

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc.

Amtran, Inc.

CanWest Global Communications Corporation is Canada's largest private sector television broadcaster.

Named after the roadrunner that darts over the rolling hills of central Texas, Chaparral Steel Co.

Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.

Compuware Corporation is one of the largest software developers in the world, serving some 3,000 corporate clients by…

County Seat is one of the nation's largest mall-based specialty retailers of casualwear for teens and young adults.

Global Industries, Ltd., headquartered in Carlyss, Louisiana, is a major constructor of offshore oil and gas drilling…

Kent Electronics Corporation is a distributor and contract manufacturer of specialized electronic components.

Leiner Health Products Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia-based RTM Restaurant Group is the largest operator of Arby's restaurants, with more than 780…

Rock-Tenn Company is one of the largest U.S.

Seagull Energy Corporation is an energy company with operations in the southwestern United States, Alaska, and Canada.

Stirling Group plc provides clothing design and manufacturing services, as well as sourcing services for a variety of…

Advanta Corporation originates, services, and sells small business credit card and home equity loans.

With 160 stores across Michigan, Arbor Drugs is the second largest drugstore chain in Michigan and the fifteenth…

Bay State Gas Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of NiSource, Inc., acquired in a 1999 merger that created the tenth…

CARQUEST Corporation is an alliance of warehouse distributors (WDs) and "jobber-stores" that sell automotive…

For nearly a quarter-century, Dorling Kindersley Holdings plc (DK) has focused on creating an enduring catalog of over…

Knight Ridder, Inc.

Mandalay Resort Group is one of the leading hotel-casino companies in the United States, and is the largest such…

NPC International, Inc.

Tandem Computers, Inc., specializes in multiple processor computer systems used by banks, commodities exchanges,…

The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc.

Alpharma Inc.

Chi-Chi's Inc., owned by Prandium Inc., is a chain of 130 Mexican full-service restaurants that can be found in…

Grant Prideco, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of piping…

Information Builders, Inc.

When it comes to auto dealerships in and around the Motor City, the name Mel Farr is ubiquitous.

A wholly owned subsidiary of CML Group, NordicTrack is one of the world's leading fitness equipment manufacturers.

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of a wide range of biochemicals, organic…

Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.

Zomba Records Ltd.

Stock Index: New York Philadelphia Consolidated Rail Corporation--best known as Conrail--was formed by the U.S.

Cablevision Electronic Instruments, Inc.

As one of the world's largest independent software and services companies, El Segundo, California-based Candle…

Cinar Corporation produces children's television shows and markets supplemental educational materials through two…

Groupe Go Sport S.A.

JPI is the largest U.S.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Based in Seffner, Florida, ten miles north of Tampa Bay, Lazy Days RV Center, Inc.

The Finish Line, Inc., is an athletic specialty retailer, carrying men's, women's, and children's brand name footwear,…

U.S.

BHC Communications, Inc.

Bugle Boy Industries, Inc.

Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with headquarters in Toronto, is one of the largest motion picture theater circuits in…

Wholly owned by Delta Air Lines, Inc.

As of 1997, Comdial Corporation was the second largest U.S.

Drug Emporium, Inc., is a chain of 235 deep-discount drug stores that has been credited with taking the concept…

Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., a Korean global carrier, was established in 1977 by its family-run parent conglomerate, the…

The leading specialty retailer in the United States of prerecorded music, movies, and audio and video accessories,…

Nine West Group, Inc.

Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc., operates more than 300 restaurants in the southern and midwestern United States.

Solectron Corporation operates as the world's largest electronics manufacturing services company.

Operations at Sykes Enterprises, Inc.

Another part of the firm's strategy was saturation of the metropolitan markets it entered, which it had done in New…

British Aerospace plc (BAe) is the largest defense contractor in Europe, as well as being a leading aerospace company.

Daisytek International Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of non-paper computer and office automation…

Datek Online Holdings Corp.

The Delta and Pine Land Company (D & PL) is a leader in cottonseed production, best known for the Deltapine, Paymaster,…

Once one of the largest communications conglomerates in the United States, Gillett Holdings, Inc.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a medium-sized company located in Savannah, Georgia, is a world leader in the design,…

A leader in its field, Hypercom Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets electronic payment hardware and…

Maverick Tube Corporation is the largest North American producer of welded steel tubular products used by the oil…

The Learning Company Inc.

After being acquired by Zindart, Corgi introduced Premier Models, which incorporated details not found in most die-cast…

3Com Corporation is the world's number two provider of computer networking products, systems, and services, trailing…

AHL Services, Inc.

Originally established to provide integrated circuits (ICs) to the military, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC)…

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.

Caremark Rx, Inc.

ESCADA AG (Escada) is Germany's leading luxury fashion brand and a leading player in the global luxury clothing market.

El Camino Resources International Inc., through its primary operating company, El Camino Resources, Ltd., is a leading…

A cursory look at Great American Management and Investment, Inc.

Mid-1990s:CEO Nancy Pedot and CFO James P.

Lauda Air Luftfahrt AG is a unit of Austrian Airlines Group specializing in charters and Far East travel.

Reebok International Ltd.

Rodamco N.V.

Founded in 1979 as a Unix consulting company, The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.

With its headquarters in Houston, Texas, Ultra Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and gas company focusing on…

Zenith Data Systems, Inc.

One of the world's leading online information services, CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc.

Novell, Inc., is one of the largest computer networking firms in the world, offering operating software, network…

The largest outdoor advertiser in North America, Outdoor Systems, Inc.

Britain's Psion PLC is reinventing itself.

Sun-Diamond Growers of California is one of the largest specialty commodity producers in the world.

The Detroit-based Bing Group shapes steel, stamps parts, assembles components, and performs other tasks through a…

Classified among Inc.

Acuson Corporation is one of the top manufacturers of ultrasound imaging equipment for medical diagnosis.

Of the more than 150 U.S.

American Power Conversion Corporation (APC) designs and manufactures power protection and management solutions for…

Apollo Group, Inc.

Ranking as the tenth largest drug store chain in the United States, Big B, Inc.

Biomet, Inc.

Broderbund Software, which became a division of Mattel, Inc.

Chiron Corporation is a leading biotechnology company focusing on cancer, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular…

One of the largest industrial groups in Belgium, the Cockerill Sambre Group is a medium-sized integrated steelmaking…

One of the four largest retail bookstore chains in the United States, Crown Books Corporation operates almost 200…

Fletcher Challenge Ltd., New Zealand's largest group of companies, specializes in transforming resources into…

Genzyme Corporation is a leading biotechnology company that focuses on five business areas: therapeutics, diagnostic…

Horsehead Industries, Inc.

Immunex Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufacturers, and markets therapeutic products for…

LADD Furniture, Inc., one of the largest residential furniture manufacturers in the United States, designs,…

Legg Mason, Inc.

Linear Technology, Inc.

Primark Corp.

A leading operator of rental purchase stores in the United States, Rent-Way, Inc.

Sterling Software, Inc., is a computer software company that is in the forefront of developing products for electronic…

U.S.

VeriFone, Inc.

Wyse Technology, Inc.

AT&T Wireless, Inc.

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc.

Blockbuster Inc.

Bush Boake Allen Inc.

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal computers and, as a result of its acquisition…

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes a range of integrated circuits for the…

E*Trade Financial Corporation operates as a diversified financial services holding company.

Since the mid-1980s, FileNet Corporation has been helping paperwork-heavy enterprises efficiently track and store…

With operations throughout the United States, Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.

Delaware-based MBNA Corporation is a bank holding company.

Masonite International Corporation is a leading manufacturer of doors and door components, based in Mississauga, Canada.

Maxtor Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of computer disk drives.

Mercury Communications, Ltd.

RSA Security Inc.

Known for 17 years as Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI is one of the leading manufacturers of graphics computer systems,…

Archrival of Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Tower Air, Inc.

Unión Fenosa, S.A.

The fortunes of Weirton, West Virginia, a quintessential company town, have fallen and risen with those of Weirton…

Ameritech Corporation is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.

One of the pioneers as well as leaders in its field, Arctic Cat Inc.

Associated Natural Gas Corporation (ANG) is one of the largest independent natural gas companies in the United States.

BellSouth Corporation is one of the world's largest communications companies, serving close to 34 million customers in…

Borland International, Inc., is the world's third-largest personal computer software company.

Carlton Communications PLC has thrived for more than a decade in the cramped, highly regulated waters of the British…

Chico's FAS, Inc.

One of the largest independent producers of energy in the United States, Cogentrix Energy, Inc.

Enterprise Oil PLC is the largest independent oil exploration and production company in the United Kingdom, competing…

Headquartered in Fremont, California, Everex Systems Inc.

Future Shop Ltd.

France's Infogrames Entertainment S.A.

Through its chain of weight management centers, Jenny Craig, Inc.

Komag, Inc., is the world's leading manufacturer of magnetic thin-film disks for computer hard drives.

LCI International, Inc.

Life Technologies, Inc.

Midway Airlines Corporation puts an old name on one of the youngest all-jet fleets in the United States.

Navigant International, Inc.

Saturn Corporation grew out of a project begun in 1982 within General Motors Corp.

Syms Corporation operates a chain of off-price apparel stores under the Syms name, selling men's clothing and…

Temple-Inland Inc.

Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc., brings the trademark cuisine of one of America's most celebrated chefs to an audience…

AirTouch Communications, one of the world's leading wireless telecommunications organizations, serves the needs of over…

Artisan Entertainment Inc.

One of the fastest growing semiconductor companies in the United States, Atmel Corporation designs, develops, and…

Attachmate Corporation is one of the largest privately held software companies in the world, operating as a developer…

Cadmus Communications Corporation was named after the Greek mythological figure who founded Thebes and introduced the…

Camaïeu S.A.

CompUSA, Inc.

Designer Holdings Ltd.

Dynegy Inc.

EGL, Inc.

Intelligent Electronics was founded in 1982 by Richard D.

Intermet Corporation is one of the largest independent foundry companies in the world, involved in producing ferrous…

Marionnaud Parfumeries SA is one of Europe's leading retail perfume specialists.

Midwest Express Holdings, Inc.

Stock Index: New York Boston Philadelphia Midwest Pacific London Tokyo Amsterdam Zürich Geneva Basel NYNEX Corporation…

Based in San Jose, California, Novellus Systems, Inc.

O'Charley's Inc.

Headquartered in South Carolina, One Price Clothing Stores, Inc., is a retailer of women's and children's clothing and…

Operating in five northeastern states, Oxford Health Plans, Inc.

PanAmSat Corporation is a leading provider of satellite operations, serving markets in all parts of the globe.

PictureTel Corp.

Players International, Inc.

Overseeing the largest and oldest health maintenance organization (HMO) in Nevada, Sierra Health Services, Inc.

Sybase, Inc.

Viking Range Corporation manufactures and markets a wide range of professional kitchen appliances for home use.

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation is an integrated circuit, or chip, manufacturer with a difference: its ICs are made…

WLR Foods, Inc., is a fully integrated producer, processor, distributor, and marketer of poultry products that conducts…

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

One of the largest gold miners in the United States, Battle Mountain Gold Company mines and processes gold, silver, and…

Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., the holding company that owns Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc., was created on October 29,…

Stock Index: New York Midwest Pacific Centerior Energy Corporation is a public utilities holding company operating in…

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the largest cable systems operators in the United States, providing service…

Duke Realty Corporation is an Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the…

Enrich International, Inc.

Exabyte Corporation designs, develops, produces and sells tape subsystems for data storage applications.

Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd., better known as Dragonair, is Hong Kong's second largest airline.

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Jason Incorporated is a miniconglomerate, active in three distinct business segments--motor vehicle products, power…

Lason, Inc.'s core business is the provision of information management services, including document and data capture,…

MediaNews Group, Inc., is the seventh largest newspaper company in the United States.

Movie Gallery, Inc., is the nation's third-largest video store operator.

NAVTEQ Corporation (Navteq) is a Chicago-based company that provides the digital map information used by Internet…

NeighborCare, Inc.

Novar plc is a U.K.-based corporation consisting of three primary business segments: security systems, aluminum product…

Youthful, hip, and fresh, Odwalla, Inc.

Smith Corona is a world-famous designer, manufacturer, and marketer of portable and compact electronic typewriters,…

A holding company formed by Trust Company of Georgia in 1985, SunTrust Banks Inc.

SynOptics Communications, Inc.

Tee Vee Toons, Inc., better known as TVT Records, is the leading independent record company in the United States.

The Loewen Group, Inc.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Majority owned by South Africa-based Datatec Ltd., Westcon Group, Inc.

Airgas, Inc.

Buckeye Partners, L.P., based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, is a master limited partnership trading on the New York Stock…

Celgene Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing therapies to treat leprosy,…

Century Communications Corp.

Chelsfield PLC is one of the United Kingdom's major property development groups.

Commercial Financial Services, Inc.

Corporate Express, Inc., wholly owned by the Dutch firm Buhrmann N.V.

Coventry was now able to grow aggressively via acquisitions; it was especially keen on buying and turning around…

DPL Inc.

As the seventh largest convenience store operator in the United States, E-Z Serve Corporation owns and operates 737…

First Brands is a leading consumer products company with operations based on a number of major brands: STP oil, Glad…

General Growth Properties, Inc.

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

New York-based Headway Corporate Resources, Inc., provides resource and staffing services primarily to the financial…

Madge Networks N.V.

Though it has undergone several name changes and owners, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.'s legacy is as classic as one of its…

Packard Bell Electronics, Inc.

Riviana Foods Inc.

Sterling Chemicals, Inc.

Thermo Instrument Systems Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Thermo Electron, is an international leader in…

VCA Antech, Inc.

Young Broadcasting Inc.

The ARCO Chemical Company manufactures intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of consumer and industrial products.

Alderwoods Group, Inc., is North America's second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries.

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

Avid Technology Inc.

Budget Group, Inc., is a holding company that, through subsidiary companies and their franchisees, operates Budget Car…

CSK Auto Corporation is a holding company for CSK Auto, Inc., a subsidiary that manages all of the corporation's…

Cytyc Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative products that focus primarily on women's…

Dairy Crest Group plc, the dairy products processing arm of the former British Milk Marketing Board milk monopoly, has…

Dimension Data Holdings PLC is South Africa's leading information technology services and solutions provider.

Kemet Corporation is a leading global supplier of capacitors, which store, filter, and regulate electrical energy and…

Michael Foods, Inc., through its Egg Products Division, is the largest producer, processor, and distributor of extended…

Founded originally to develop mobile telephone service on existing radio bands, Nextel Communications, Inc.

Ottakar's plc is one of the United Kingdom's largest and fastest-growing retail booksellers.

PDI, Inc., formerly Professional Detailing, Inc., was the first company to offer product detailing services to the…

PeopleSoft Inc.

Placer Dome Inc., the fifth largest gold mining company in the world, produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold…

Repsol-YPF S.A.

The Bombay Company, Inc.

The Gitano Group, Inc., is one of the United States' largest apparel merchandisers.

The Sports Authority, Inc.

Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized not only as the first commercial Internet service provider (ISP), but it is also…

One of the United Kingdom's top home builders, Wilson Bowden Plc has targeted the upper end of the housing market,…

Wisconsin Central Ltd., the core railroad of the holding company Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation, was the…

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Burlington Resources Inc., the nation's largest independent natural gas exploration and production company, functioned…

In the United States, Centennial Communications Corporation owns and operates cellular systems in two regional clusters…

Cold Stone Creamery operates on an independently owned franchise system of ice creameries headquartered in Scottsdale,…

Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.

EXCEL Communications Inc.

Executone Information Systems, Inc.

Eye Care Centers of America, Inc.

Gemplus International S.A.

Hollywood Entertainment Corp., which operates over 1,000 stores in 43 states under the name Hollywood Video, is the…

IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc.

JPS Textile Group, Inc.

Jordan Industries, Inc.

Kelda Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading water services and wastewater management companies.

MCN Corporation is the holding company for two Michigan utilities, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon) and…

MedImmune, Inc.

Midway Games, Inc., is one of the world's leading producers of video games.

Newfield Exploration Company, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the most successful independent crude oil and natural…

OfficeMax, Inc.

Perot Systems Corporation, based in Dallas and chaired by Texas billionaire H.

Playtex Products, Inc.

The third largest hog farmer in the United States, Premium Standard Farms, Inc.

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

From its origins as a fiber-optic network-building subsidiary of Southern Pacific Transportation Co., Qwest…

With operations in North and South America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, Rust International Inc.

Shawmut National Corporation is one of New England's largest banking companies, offering financial products and…

Houston-based Stage Stores, Inc.

Aztar Corporation, a spinoff from the late 1980s restructuring of Ramada Inc., is a mid-tier U.S.

Berlitz International Inc.

Brightpoint, Inc.

Caribiner International, Inc.

A subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Destec Energy, Inc.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

A leading competitor in the home improvement industry, Eagle Hardware & Garden, Inc.

Falconbridge Limited is a leading base metals mining company operating out of Toronto, Canada.

Invitrogen Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets more than 10,000 products for customers involved in life…

One of the largest software companies in the world, Legent Corporation develops and markets software to facilitate the…

As Mercury's 15th anniversary approached, Landan continued to explore new business opportunities for the Sunnyvale,…

Primedia Inc.

Riverwood International Corporation is a global paperboard, packaging, and packaging machinery firm that produces…

Scotsman Industries, Inc.

Stanadyne Automotive Corporation is a leading manufacturer of fuel injectors and pumps for diesel engines and hydraulic…

Stericycle Inc.

Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sun Healthcare Group Inc.

Sunbeam and Oster are consumer brand names recognizable from coast to coast, and by all generations of Americans.

Talk America Holdings, Inc., sells local and long-distance telephone services in 25 states, primarily in Georgia,…

Headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, The Maxim Group is North America's largest--and only--publicly traded retail floor…

With locations in 36 states, United Retail Group Inc.

Vivra, Inc.

In 1990 Honeywell Inc.

The largest operator of food and drug stores in Montana, Buttrey Food & Drug Stores Co.

The leading food and drug retailer in Alaska, Carr-Gottstein Foods Co.

Dun & Bradstreet Software Services Inc.

FORE Systems, Inc.

Hollinger International Inc.

Hollywood Casino Corporation (HCC) develops, owns, and operates themed casino entertainment facilities under the…

Midwest Resources Inc., the largest supplier of gas and electricity in Iowa, is a utility holding company that formed…

Orbital Sciences Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is an unrivaled, leading-edge space technology company…

Probably the most distinguished of the several dozen low-fare start-up airlines that began flying regional U.S.

Transiciel SA in one of France's fastest-growing information technology consulting groups, claiming the number three…

XTO Energy Inc., formerly known as Cross Timbers Oil Company, is a large independent Fort Worth, Texas, oil company…

AS Estonian Air is the national airline of Estonia.

All American Communications Inc.

A market leader in a fast-growing industry, Argosy Gaming Company operates five riverboat gambling casinos on the…

Atchison Casting Corporation produces iron, steel, and nonferrous castings and forgings for customers involved in more…

Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.

France's Business Objects S.A.

Founded in 1991, Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.

A leading chemicals company, Cytec Industries Inc.

In the meantime, Enterprise immediately returned to the acquisition trail in April 2002, paying Morgan Grenfell £875…

Grand Casinos, Inc., one of the largest gaming companies in the United States, develops, constructs, and manages…

A leading North American designer and manufacturer of car-interior components, Masland Corporation operates ten…

McLeodUSA Incorporated is a major provider of integrated telecommunications services to businesses and residential…

Created through the 1991 merger of America's Mooney Chemicals, Inc., Finland's Kokkola Chemicals Oy, and France's…

Planet Hollywood International, Inc.

Specialty Coatings Group Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Value City Department Stores, Inc.

Houston-based Weiner's Stores, Inc.

Westport Resources Corporation is one of the 20 largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in…

Operating out of Petaluma, California, publicly traded Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.

American Medical Response, Inc.

American Pad & Paper Company manufactures and markets paper-based office products, excluding copier paper.

Andrx Corporation, operating out of Davie, Florida, is a pharmaceutical company that uses timed-release drug delivery…

Founded in 1992 as an online source of technology-related news and information, CNET Networks, Inc.

Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.

Anyone who uses the Internet knows Macromedia, Inc.'s products well, if not necessarily by name.

Micro Warehouse, Inc.

Founded shortly after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, OJSC Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has become a market leader in the…

Since its inception, Palm, Inc.

Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc.

RAO Unified Energy System of Russia (UES) is one of the two largest companies in Russia.

Rental Service Corporation (RSC) is one of the largest equipment rental firms in the United States.

Founded in 1992, Skechers U.S.A.

Standard Pacific Corporation is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, operating in California, Texas,…

Stillwater Mining Company operates the world's only viable platinum and palladium mines outside Russia and South Africa.

Today's Man, Inc.

Tommy Hilfiger Corporation markets menswear, womenswear, and childrenswear designed by Tommy Hilfiger.

Valassis Communications, Inc.

Viewpoint International, Inc., a subsidiary of Oxford Industries, Inc., is best known for the Tommy Bahama brand.

AirTran Holdings, Inc.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

Biovail Corporation is a pharmaceutical company that uses its patented controlled-release technology to improve upon…

Established in 1993 through the merger of Cyprus Minerals Company and Amax Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Company is the…

Foamex International Inc.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Gables Residential Trust is an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT).

Gardner Denver, Inc.

Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation is one of the largest privately held gaming companies in the United States.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Polar announced a code share agreement with Qantas in April 2002.

Rural/Metro Corporation is one of the leading providers of health and safety services in the United States.

Siebel Systems, Inc.

The Geon Company is the world's largest producer of vinyl compounds and a leading North American producer of polyvinyl…

An integral part of the fastest-growing office-supplies company in the United States, U.S.

Vastar Resources, Inc.

Velocity Express Corporation is one of the largest providers of same-day delivery and distribution/logistics services…

Yellow Corporation is a transportation holding company with subsidiaries that specialize in regional, national, and…

Bethel, Maine-based American Skiing Company (ASC) is a holding company that operates through various subsidiaries in…

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation is one of the great success stories in the history of American railroad.

Early 1960s:Rockmount is operating as a subsidiary of Pak-Well Paper Industries, Inc.

DiamondCluster International, Inc.

Guidant Corporation is a leading designer and developer of cardiovascular medical products, marketing a variety of…

Liberty Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb.

Netscape Communications Corporation, based in Mountain View, California, is one of the leading providers of open…

PMT Services, Inc.

One of the largest corporations in Australia, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) has built its empire through…

Raytheon Aircraft Holdings Inc.

United Defense Industries, Inc., designs, develops, and produces combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile…

BEA Systems, Inc.

Although it has cornered a meager 2 percent share of the North American motorcoach business, Coach USA, Inc., can claim…

Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation is the number one chain of retail bagel stores, with more than 433 Einstein Brothers…

Intimate Brands, Inc.

Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, Knight Trading Group, Inc.

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

Renal Care Group, Inc., provides dialysis services to individuals with chronic kidney failure.

Based in Buffalo, New York, Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

Thistle Hotels PLC is the fourth largest U.K.

Denver-based TransMontaigne Inc.

WebMD Corporation, based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, is best known for its consumer-focused healthcare information web…

American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.

Based in Elmsford, New York, Amscan Holdings, Inc.

Anteon Corporation provides information technology solutions and engineering services to government clients.

Aurora Foods Inc.

British Energy Plc, in addition to being the United Kingdom's largest power generator (by producing more than 20…

Covance Inc.

EMI Group plc is the fourth largest of the world's "big six" music giants.

Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP) is the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) and largest office building…

Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…

Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Metris Companies Inc., a financial products and services provider, has risen quickly in the industry by targeting the…

Based in Evanston, Illinois, National Equipment Services, Inc.

Based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Select Medical Corporation specializes in two niches of the hospital and…

Spinnaker Exploration Company is a Houston, Texas-based natural gas and oil exploration company operating in the Gulf…

Viasystems Group, Inc.

With more than 600 stores in the United States and Canada and an 18 percent market share, Wilsons The Leather Experts…

Building Materials Holding Corporation (BMHC) is a holding company that oversees the operation of its two principal…

Spun off from Equifax Inc.

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.

Fort James Corporation is one of the largest makers of tissues, napkins, and other paper products in the world.

Bermuda-based Global Crossing Ltd., the first independent owner and operator of undersea fiber optic cables, is…

Pacer International, Inc.

Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) owns France's railroad infrastructure.

Solutia Inc.

London-based Taylor Nelson Sofres plc is the world's fourth largest market research specialist, with 150 offices in…

Vanguard Health Systems Inc.

Vedior NV ranks among the world's largest international and temporary staffing services providers, behind leaders…

Veridian Corporation supplies IT services to the federal government.

Spun off from Campbell Soup Company in March 1998, Vlasic Foods International Inc.

Based in Lindon, Utah, Altiris, Inc.

Chicago-based Bank One Corporation formed in 1998 through the merger of Banc One Corporation, headquartered in…

Brasil Telecom Participaçoes S.A.

Clearwire, Inc.

Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation is the world's largest and most diversified manufacturer of automobile components.

Electronics Boutique Holdings Corporation is the holding company for a chain of video-game stores operating under the…

Equant N.V.

Handspring Inc.

KeySpan Energy Co.

Lakes Entertainment, Inc.

Leap Wireless International, Inc.

MCI WorldCom, Inc.

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Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Vilmorin Clause & Cie is the world's leading supplier of seeds for the professional gardener and the consumer home…

Workflow Management, Inc.

Avecia Group PLC is in the process of redefining itself as a focused specialty and fine chemicals group.

As a unit of Rockwell International, the predecessor of Conexant Systems, Inc.

Golden Telecom, Inc.

JDS Uniphase Corporation is a high technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide…

New World Pasta Company is the leading manufacturer of dried pasta in the United States.

One of Hong Kong's leading newspaper and magazine publishers, Next Media Ltd.

SSL International plc is one of the United Kingdom's major healthcare companies.

The merged companies, operating under the name William Lyon Homes, rebounded in 1999 and entered the 21st century…

Agere Systems Inc.

Cloetta Fazer AB is the Nordic region's leading manufacturer of chocolates and other confectionery.

Merisant Worldwide, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, is a privately-held company that markets more than 20 brands of…

T-Online International AG is one of Europe's largest Internet service providers, with some 12.5 million…

Based in Fredonia, New York, The Carriage House Companies, Inc.

Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Global media powerhouse AOL Time Warner Inc.

AU Optronics Corporation is Taiwan's largest producer of flat panel displays--that is, thin film transistor liquid…

Dynea is a world-leading producer of industrial adhesives and adhesive resins.

United Online, Inc.

VIASYS Healthcare, Inc.

Wincanton plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading logistics companies focused on three core markets: warehousing,…

Dex Media, Inc.

WellChoice, Inc.